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   interval

   /ˈɪntəvl/

   noun

   • 1. an intervening time: "after his departure, there was an interval of many years without any meetings" Similar interiminterludeintervening timeintervening periodmeantimemeanwhileinterregnum
   • ▪ a component of activity in interval training: "they ran, sprinted, and jogged for four 15-minute intervals at two different times"
   • 2. a pause or break in activity: "an interval of mourning" Similar intermissioninterludeentr'actebreakrecesspausegaplullrespitehalf-time
   • ▪ a period of time separating parts of a theatrical or musical performance. British
   • ▪ a break between the parts of a sports match: "United led 3–0 at the interval"
   • 3. a space between two things; a gap. Similar stretchdistancespanareaspacegapinterspace
   • 4. the difference in pitch between two sounds.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French entrevalle, based on Latin intervallum ‘space between ramparts, interval’, from inter- ‘between’ + vallum ‘rampart’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. intervallic adjective

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